Example of derived quantities

Quantity Equation Unit Unit symbol

Area Area = length  width square metre m2

Volume Volume = length  width  height cubic metre m3

1
Frequency frequency  hertz Hz s−1
period

mass kilogram per

Density density  kg m−3
volume cubic metre

displacement
Velocity/speed velocity  metre per second m s−1
time

velocity change meters per second

Acceleration acceleration  m s−2
time squared

Force Force = mass  acceleration Newton N m kg s−2

Pressure, force
pressure  Pascal Pa N m−2
stress area
Energy, work Work = force  displacement Joule J Nm

work
Power power  Watt W J s−1
time
Electric
Quantity of charge = current  time Coulomb C As
Charge
energy
Potential potential difference  Volt V JC−1
difference ch arg e

Electric potential difference

resistance= Ohm Ω VA−1
resistance current